Mantoux tests of children in household contact with adult acid fast bacilli-positive or -negative pulmonary tuberculosis

• Main Authors: Wardah Wardah (Author), Ridwan Muktar Daulay (Author), Emil Azlin (Author), Wisman Dalimunthe (Author), Rini Savitri Daulay (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in developing countries. In children, the major source of TB transmission is adults with pulmonary TB who have acid fast bacilli (AFB)-positive sputum. However, tuberculosis infection can also occur in children in household...